Fight Hives With Asthma Drug, Study Says

A new study has revealed an asthma drug can also be an effective deterrent against chronic itchy hives, The New York Times reported on Sunday, February 24.
The drug is called omalizumab, more commonly referred to as Xolair, and just one monthly injection can significantly reduce hives and their itchiness, according to the study, which was first published online by The New England Journal of Medicine.....

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Health care reform doubts and what obesity could mean for asthma: In health news today

In today's health news:
Public health officials are working to contain an outbreak of tuberculosis in downtown's Skid Row, reports the Los Angeles Times, and say more than 4,500 people may have been exposed to the potentially lethal infection. Federal health experts have been sent to L.A. to help with the investigation.....

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C-Section May Raise Child's Risk of Allergies, Asthma: Study

MONDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born by cesarean section are more likely than others to develop allergies, a new study says.
Researchers evaluated more than 1,200 newborns when they were 1 month, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years old.....

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